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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:16 PM Jun. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Izard,
west central Lawrence and southern Sharp Counties through 600 PM CDT
...

At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Highland in Sharp County, or 7 miles southeast of Ash
Flat, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cherokee Village...               Ash Flat...
Cave City...                      Highland in Sharp County...
Franklin...                       Myron...
Evening Shade...                  Smithville...
Center...                         Maxville...
Calamine...                       Poughkeepsie...
Nelsonville...                    Sitka...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
eastern and north central Arkansas.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:14 PM Jun. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
263 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS

CONWAY                FAULKNER              GARLAND
LONOKE                PERRY                 POPE
PRAIRIE               PULASKI               SALINE
WHITE                 YELL

IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

JACKSON               LAWRENCE              MONROE
RANDOLPH              WOODRUFF

IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

BAXTER                BOONE                 CLEBURNE
FULTON                INDEPENDENCE          IZARD
MARION                NEWTON                SEARCY
SHARP                 STONE                 VAN BUREN

IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS              JEFFERSON

IN WESTERN ARKANSAS

JOHNSON               LOGAN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASH FLAT, ATTICA, AUGUSTA,
BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BENTON, BOONEVILLE, BRINKLEY, BRYANT,
BULL SHOALS, CABOT, CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CHEROKEE VILLAGE,
CLARENDON, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DANVILLE,
DARDANELLE, DE VALLS BLUFF, DE WITT, DES ARC, FAIRFIELD BAY,
FLIPPIN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEN, HEBER SPRINGS, HORSESHOE BEND,
HOT SPRINGS, HOXIE, JASPER, LESLIE, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE,
MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL, MCCRORY, MELBOURNE, MORRILTON,
MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, OLA,
OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, PINE BLUFF, POCAHONTAS, RUSSELLVILLE,
SEARCY, STUTTGART, SUMMIT, WALNUT RIDGE, WESTERN GROVE,
AND YELLVILLE.

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